The Earthjustice Council

Members of the Earthjustice Council support our work by lending their time, resources and expertise in support of our strategic goals.

Jim Angell

Denver, CO – Jim is a board member of the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and director of the Foundation's environmental program. His work at the Foundation focuses primarily on supporting efforts to protect and conserve the world's ocean habitats, coral reefs, and apex predators whose survival is imperiled by overfishing and global climate change. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jim worked as an attorney for nearly two decades for Earthjustice.

Matt Aselton

Los Angeles, CA – Matt is a filmmaker, director of television commercials, and co-owner of Arts & Sciences, a Los Angeles-based production company. His “Cubs Win” spot for Playstation has garnered over 2,800,000 YouTube hits. His 2008 feature film, Gigantic, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Tom Barron

Boulder, CO – Tom is an author and avid environmentalist. His books include The Lost Years of Merlin, The Great Tree of Avalon (a New York Times best-selling series), The Ancient One, and The Hero’s Trail. He serves on the Princeton University board of trustees and the Governing Council of the Wilderness Society.

Ryan Bennett

Kentfield, CA – Ryan is a founder and managing partner of 38 Degrees North, a private equity firm. Previously, he led project finance and capital formation for SunEdison's North American region. At SunEdison, Ryan oversaw the formation of over $3 billion of project financings. Prior to SunEdison, Ryan served various operating and private equity positions with Enron Wind, GE Wind, Greenrock Capital, and EPS Corp. Ryan has an extensive history in renewables, including utility scale and commercial / industrial project development, market design and policy matters, capital market formation, M&A and business partnerships, tax equity, project finance and private equity. Ryan has a BA in geology from Colorado College and an MBA and MEM from Yale University. He lives in Kentfield, California, with his wife, Jessica Hollman, and their two young children.

Scott Borden

San Diego, CA – Scott’s business enterprises include farming, group tours, real estate and investments. A 4th-generation Californian and longtime Earthjustice supporter, Scott also serves on the boards of Wildcoast/Costasalvaje and the Pacific Horticulture Society.

Lester Brown

Washington, D.C. – Lester is President of the Earth Policy Institute and was founder and president of the Worldwatch Institute for 26 years. He is one of the world’s most widely published authors and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He is a recipient of the United Nations Environment Prize and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” award.

Travis Bryan

Seattle, WA – Travis is Vice President of OneEnergy Renewables, where he specializes in the development and financing of large-scale clean power projects in the U.S. He previously served as a director at BlackRock and has extensive experience working for large global alternative asset management firms in Seattle and London.

Chris Bunting

Bozeman, MT – Chris teaches yoga and, with his wife, co-directs the studio Bikram’s Yoga Bozeman. He is especially committed to preserving the ecosystems and wildlife habitat in the U.S. Northern Rockies and serves on the board of the conservation organization American Wildlands.

Judy Drake

Seattle, WA – Judy has been in music most of her life. She performed on baroque and modern violin before retirement, and has extensively taught violin and viola. More recently she has been the conductor of two amateur string orchestras. She is concerned about environmental causes because they are now of utmost importance.

David Feldman

Washington, D.C. – David Feldman is a Senior Financial Analyst for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), helping the organization plan and carry out a wide range of analytical research related to financial, policy and market developments in the solar industry.

Mike Finley

Atlanta, GA – Mike had a successful and visible career in the National Park Service, serving as superintendent of Yosemite, Everglades, and Yellowstone national parks. He retired from the National Park Service in 2001 and is now President of the Turner Foundation.

Leslie Gimbel

New York, NY – Leslie is the President of the Bernard F. & Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. She serves on the boards of Human Rights First and chairs the board of CASES, a New York nonprofit that provides support and oversight to help people with criminal records lead more productive lives.

Liberty Godshall

Santa Monica, CA & Crested Butte, CO – Liberty is an environmentalist, activist, and writer. Her environmental concerns range from protecting people from harmful pollution to safeguarding wildlife and wildlife habitat. She is currently a board member of Defenders of Wildlife.

Dave Goetsch

Los Angeles, CA – Dave is a television writer and producer known for his work on the shows Big Bang Theory and 3rd Rock from the Sun. He is also a part-time lecturer in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He has a degree in environmental studies from Yale University.

Jonathan Harris

New York, NY – Jon is a director in McKinsey & Company’s New York office whose work focuses on the strategies, effectiveness, and organizational structure of insurers and asset managers in North America and Europe. He grew up in California and is the son of one of Earthjustice’s founders, Don Harris.

Connie Harvey

Aspen, CO – Connie is Vice President of the New-Land Foundation, a trustee of the Maki Foundation, and a columnist for the Aspen Daily News. In 1967, with two close friends, she in founded the Aspen Wilderness Workshop (now simply the Wilderness Workshop), considered a model for wilderness advocacy organizations.

Blair Johnson

Columbine Valley, CO – Blair is a member of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition board of directors. A former newspaper reporter, he spent 26 years as a communications executive at US WEST and Janus Capital Group. Before retiring in 2011, he worked on public lands issues for two years with the National Wildlife Federation. A longtime board member and president of Colorado Environmental Coalition, Blair led the merger of CEC and Colorado Conservation Voters, which became Conservation Colorado in 2013.

Eric Kuhn

Denver, CO – Eric runs marketing and business development for Layer3 TV, a next generation cable provider spearheading a new era of home media, combining the best of television, social and digital life. Prior to joining the startup, Eric ran social media for United Talent Agency where he represented writers, directors, actors and producers on investments, digital strategy and social media. Prior to joining UTA, Eric was CNN’s first-ever Audience Interaction Producer. He also helped launch the National Basketball Association and CBS News on social media.

Sara Lamm

Los Angeles, CA – Sara is a documentary filmmaker whose 2007 film, Dr. Bonner’s Magic Soapbox, premiered as part of the Sundance Channel’s environmental programming initiative, “The Green.” Her most recent film, Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives, is about a group of women who in the 1970s taught each other how to deliver each other’s babies and went on to lead the natural birth movement.

Christine Lennon

Los Angeles, CA – Christine is a freelance writer and editor living in Los Angeles with her husband Andrew Reich and their five-year-old twins. She is a contributor to national magazines and newspapers, including Vogue, Elle, GQ, Travel & Leisure, New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and Harper’s Bazaar.

Frank Lesher

Hanover, NH – Frank formerly served on the board of the Aspenwood Foundation, a strong supporter of Earthjustice’s work. Until 2004 he was General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Sony Electronics. Now retired, he serves on the board of the clothing retailer Coldwater Creek.

Lee Lynch

Minneapolis, MN – Lee is the founder of Carmichael Lynch Advertising (retired), active in real estate investments, Minnesota politics and has founded and served on a number of corporate and non-profit boards.

Elizabeth McCormack

New York, NY – Elizabeth’s career includes serving as president of Manhattanville College and as philanthropic adviser to members of the Rockefeller family. She has also served on the boards of Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Asian Cultural Council, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies. She is currently an adviser to Rockefeller Family & Associates.

Anne B. Mize

Seattle, WA – Anne is President of the Mize Family Foundation, which focuses on the impacts of climate change on human and wildlife communities and global educational initiatives. She has worked as a consultant with community groups in Africa, foundations and nonprofit agencies and has served on the boards of the African Wildlife Foundation, FINCA International, Progressive Animal Welfare Society and Wildlife Media.

Arthur Morey

Ballwin, MO – Art was the founder and CEO of a St. Louis-area restaurant chain, in which he maintained an interest until 2007. Exposure to the waste in that business led him to start a successful recycling company that converted used plastic to lumber. Art was a friend from childhood of Earthjustice co-founder Fred Fisher.

Peter Neumeier

Carmel Valley, CA – Pete is the founder and President of Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, a top-ranked institutional money manager founded in 1985, that specializes in small, public company investing. He and his wife, Gillian, are supporters and members of numerous environmental organizations, both local and national, and in Mexico as well.

Heather O'Neill

San Francisco, CA – Heather is Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Advanced Energy Economy, the business voice of advanced energy. She serves on the board of the Climate Action Reserve. She previously was a program officer at the Robertson Foundation, leading the foundation's environment portfolio.

Owen Olpin

Teasdale, UT – Owen recently retired as a partner in the Los Angeles-based law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP, specializing in water and environmental law. He served on the board of Earthjustice for 25 years, until 2006, and currently serves on the board of the Grand Canyon Trust.

Brad Parker

Seattle, WA – Brad is Managing General Partner of WeHope LLC. After several years working in finance, including Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Vanguard, he obtained his MBA from the University of Washington in 2006. Brad is a volunteer for a number of conservation organizations, and served on the Board of Earthjustice from 2008 to 2014.

Lori Potter

Denver, CO and New York, NY – Lori was a staff and Managing Attorney in Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain office from 1983–1996. She co-founded her current law firm to represent conservation landowners and local governments with a conservation agenda. She also has an active practice defending "SLAPPs"—strategic lawsuits against public participation. Lori also serves on the Board of Public Counsel of the Rockies.

Dale “Chip” Rosenbloom

Los Angeles, CA – Chip is a producer, screenwriter, and director. With his independent production companies he has directed and produced feature and documentary films as well as the Shiloh film trilogy. His stage production of Radio Golf was nominated for a Tony Award for best play in 2007.

Kathleen Rosenbloom

Los Angeles, CA – Kathleen is a clothing designer and has worked as a producer and production manager in the film industry. She is on the advisory board of Urban Farming and board of governors of the Fulfillment Fund, as is her husband, Council member Chip Rosenbloom.

Terry Saario, Ph.D.

Minneapolis, MN – Terry has had extensive philanthropic, governmental and corporate experience, including the Ford Foundation, the Carter Administration, Standard Oil of Ohio, the Pillsbury Co., and as president of the Northwest Area Foundation. She has served on many nonprofit and corporate boards.

Dan Sarles

Boston, MA – Dan is the Executive Director for The Eaglemere Foundation, focusing on the environment and global health and development. The Foundation is particularly attuned to issues of freshwater ecosystem conservation. Dan also serves as a Managing Member of Sarles Family Investments LLC. Dan has a career background in sustainability, entrepreneurial operations and market research.

Eleanor Nadler Schwartz

New York, NY –Eleanor’s paid career was as a journalist: a reporter and writer at Time, Inc., principally for Fortune and Life, and at the Reader’s Digest Association, looking into special projects for the company president. Retired, she now volunteers in the Archives of the American Museum of Natural History.

Fred Stanback

Salisbury, NC – Fred is a conservation philanthropist and was recently featured in the book Wildlands Philanthropy. His environmental interests range from preserving our nation’s forests to sustainable energy development.

Bruce Tall

Carlsbad, CA – Bruce is the principal at Media Services Advertising Worldwide. Bruce originated the idea, and has produced and placed backlit ads featuring Earthjustice in airports and bus shelters around the country.

Michael Traynor

Berkeley, CA – Michael Traynor and his wife, Shirley Traynor, a retired clinical psychologist, live in Berkeley where he is Senior Counsel at Cobalt LLP. Michael is President Emeritus of the American Law Institute, an Honorary Lifetime Trustee of Earthjustice and of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts &‎ Sciences and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and served on the boards of Earthjustice, Ecojustice, and the Environmental Law Institute.

Julia Verville

West Lafayette, IN – Julia is the Program Director for the Tilia Fund, where she manages grants programs that support efforts to advance clean energy and protect forests and species. Before becoming involved in philanthropy, she worked as an ecologist with a focus on climate change impacts on natural ecosystems.

Cynthia Wayburn

ChairBellevue, WA – Cynthia was a paralegal on the original staff of Earthjustice and served on its Board of Trustees for more than 25 years. She is a founder and board member of the conservation-oriented 444S Foundation and is especially interested in Alaska, Western public lands, and wildlife.

Robert Wiygul

Ocean Springs, MS – Robert was a staff and Managing Attorney in Earthjustice’s New Orleans and Denver offices from 1990 to 2001. He is now a partner in Waltzer & Wiygul, with offices in New Orleans and Biloxi, and is currently representing fishermen, landowners, and others affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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